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Astra does not exist in any of Marth's four native games, as the skill system debuted in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War}}'' after Marth's original two games and was not included in the Nintendo DS remakes, though the skill itself was introduced prior to ''Melee''. Despite this, Marth's [[fireemblemwiki:Marth#Downloadable content|"King Marth"]] [[fireemblemwiki:Bonus units|bonus unit]] incarnation in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Awakening}}'' possesses Astra as a default skill, likely as a reference to ''Smash''. Lucina is also able to obtain Astra through reclassing if her mother is [[Robin|a female Avatar]], {{s|fireemblemwiki|Sully}}, or {{s|fireemblemwiki|Olivia}}. In their default classes in ''Awakening'', {{s|fireemblemwiki|Lord}} and {{s|fireemblemwiki|Lodestar}} respectively, Lucina and Marth's motions while using it are a strong visual parallel to the Dancing Blade motions in the ''Smash Bros.'' series. Any character in ''Awakening'' can also use Astra if {{s|fireemblemwiki:Astra (weapon)|the bow of the same name}} is equipped. In ''Fates'', Lucina and Marth use similar motions to Dancing Blade in their regular attack animations.
Astra does not exist in any of Marth's four native games, as the skill system debuted in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War}}'' after Marth's original two games and was not included in the Nintendo DS remakes, though the skill itself was introduced prior to ''Melee''. Despite this, Marth's [[fireemblemwiki:Marth#Downloadable content|"King Marth"]] [[fireemblemwiki:Bonus units|bonus unit]] incarnation in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Awakening}}'' possesses Astra as a default skill, likely as a reference to ''Smash''. Lucina is also able to obtain Astra through reclassing if her mother is [[Robin|a female Avatar]], {{s|fireemblemwiki|Sully}}, or {{s|fireemblemwiki|Olivia}}. In their default classes in ''Awakening'', {{s|fireemblemwiki|Lord}} and {{s|fireemblemwiki|Lodestar}} respectively, Lucina and Marth's motions while using it are a strong visual parallel to the Dancing Blade motions in the ''Smash Bros.'' series. Any character in ''Awakening'' can also use Astra if {{s|fireemblemwiki:Astra (weapon)|the bow of the same name}} is equipped. In ''Fates'', Lucina and Marth use similar motions to Dancing Blade in their regular attack animations.


The English version of ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Fates}}'' went on to give the [[amiibo]] incarnation of Marth and his Lodestar class a skill named {{s|fireemblemwiki|Dancing Blade}} after the ''Super Smash Bros.'' move. The French, Italian, and Spanish translations also made this reference. However, this was likely not originally intended to be a direct reference, as it has a different Japanese name ("Gentle Blade") and an unrelated effect, granting the user +3 to their Speed stat but -1 to their Defense stat. The skill's English name would later be changed to ''Flashing Blade'' in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Heroes}}'' alongside the other languages, accelerating cooldown for special skills by 1 point per attack.
The English version of ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Fates}}'' went on to give the [[amiibo]] incarnation of Marth and his Lodestar class a skill named {{s|fireemblemwiki|Dancing Blade}} after the ''Super Smash Bros.'' move. The French, Italian, and Spanish translations also made this reference. However, this was likely not originally intended to be a direct reference, as it has a different Japanese name ("Gentle Blade") and an unrelated effect, granting the user +3 to their Speed stat but -1 to their Defense stat. The skill's English name would later be changed to ''Flashing Blade'' in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Heroes}}'' alongside the other languages, accelerating cooldown for special skills by 1 point per attack if the user is faster.
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